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See how BuildingIQ’s acquisition will extend its smart building services to new construction projects

by Brianna Crandall — September 24, 2018 — Energy management software provider BuildingIQ has reinforced its technology-enabled service offerings for the new construction and retrofit sector by acquiring Australian greenfield (new construction) partner Buildingsense. Together the two companies have provided intelligent building services for more than 30 buildings across Australia, including the Melbourne Hotel, Cockburn Operations Centre, and Flinders Centre Bankstown. This experience combined with BuildingIQ’s 5i platform of technology-enabled services for new building management system (BMS) and retrofit projects translates to lower costs and increased efficiency throughout the build process, and the benefits will transfer to North America and beyond.

BuildingIQ’s acquisition of Buildingsense extends its 5i platform of intelligent building services to new construction and retrofits. Image courtesy BuildingIQ

BuildingIQ helps building owners and operators worldwide lower energy use, increase building operations efficiency and enhance tenant comfort. The company’s 5i cloud-based platform and managed services are designed to deliver on the promise of Internet of Things (IoT) for buildings with none of the drawbacks. Over 115 million square feet of building space is currently under management with BuildingIQ.

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Steve Nguyen, vice president of Products for BuildingIQ, explained:

Until recently, we have offered optimization-as-a-service to owner/operators of existing buildings regardless of a building’s state. The acquisition of Buildingsense gives us the opportunity to embed optimization of operations, energy, and comfort in the form of our 5i suite of services right from the beginning in new buildings and major retrofit projects. Managing projects and providing our services to the greenfield segment means we extract, catalog, and analyze data as well as actions taken from the beginning of a building’s life-cycle. Given our solutions are cloud-based, the wealth of knowledge that we are capturing is invaluable to building owner/operators and facility professionals alike.

BuildingIQ data-enabled optimization services for the new BMS and retro-commissioning market ensure zero energy intensity drift, capture and catalog deep system knowledge and maintain a high level of operational, comfort, and energy optimization. By pushing data storage, analysis, diagnosis, and asset information into the cloud, BuildingIQ creates a central knowledge platform that minimizes much of the risk and guesswork of implementing a BMS or major retrofit project.

BuildingIQ 5i services for the greenfield and retrofit market include full life-cycle project management, work order and asset management, data-driven testing and commissioning, and Outcome-based Fault Detection throughout the defects and liability phase (DLP) of a building’s launch. Exiting DLP, buildings can transition to full-time predictive energy optimization with minimal additional requirements, says the company.

Michael Nark, CEO of BuildingIQ, commented:

The legacy we created through the Buildingsense partnership in Australia creates a platform for global growth in the greenfield space. We have strengthened sales and marketing capabilities in this area now that will drive our ability to service new construction in North America and beyond, where we already optimize existing and retrofit buildings.